Question follow-through · 5471
Research: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps improve accessibility for high-growth SMEs to the research and development tax credit system.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 11 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 7 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 7 Oct 2024 · 26 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps improve accessibility for high-growth SMEs to the research and development tax credit system.
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Government recognises the important role that R&D plays in driving innovation and economic growth as well as the benefits it can bring for society. The UK’s R&D tax reliefs have a key role to play in supporting R&D investment in a fiscally...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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